Question

Bella has a cell phone plan in which she pays for each call minute and text message she sends. The total number of minutes used and text messages sent last month was 561. If call minutes cost 8 cents each and text messages cost 5 cents each and her bill was $34.26. how many minutes did she use?

Answer 1

Explanation:

x (354,307)

Answer 2

⇒Let the no. of call minute be = x

⇒& no. of text messages be = y

⇒As total number of minutes used and text messages sent last month was 561

So x + y = 561.................................(1)

⇒Now as call minutes cost 8 cents each and text messages cost 5 cents each and her bill was $34.26

So 8x + 5y = 3426............................(2)

On solving equation 1 & 2 we have

we got x = 354 cent

& y = 207 cent